SC narrows 'criminal antecedents' clause from protest order; CJP says 'confusion' removed, seeks assurance from govt
Saurav Das said the party had ‘stood by every student and every protester’ throughout the protests and would continue to ‘closely monitor developments across states.’
The Supreme Court has narrowed down the "criminal antecedents" clause in its protest order, clarifying it only refers to those accused of grave and heinous offenses. This clarification aims to remove confusion regarding cases against students who participated in the CJP protests. Delhi and other states were initially given the option to withdraw such cases, except for those with criminal antecedents.
This development comes after the Centre assured it was serious about not pursuing FIRs against students involved in protests over the NEET examination paper leak, provided they had no criminal antecedents. The Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, reassured that authorities know how to handle such situations, urging proactive steps to prevent future incidents like the July 20 'Sansad Chalo' march.
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